Matthew James (politician)

Matthew James
James in 2010

Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 80th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 13, 2010
Preceded by	Kenneth R. Melvin
Personal details
Born	(1955-09-11) September 11, 1955 Norfolk, Virginia
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Karen Scott
Alma mater	Hampton University, Northwestern University
Profession	Chief Executive Officer
Committees	Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources, General Laws, Militia Police and Public Safety
Religion	Baptist

Matthew James (born September 11, 1955 in Norfolk, Virginia) is a Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 80th district, which includes parts of the cities Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Chesapeake.^[1]

He won his seat in the 2009 elections after defeating Republican Jennifer Lee in the general election by nearly forty points. He succeeded incumbent Kenneth Melvin, who resigned in May 2009 to become a judge.^[2]

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Members of the Virginia House of Delegates

Speaker of the House: William J. Howell (R) Majority Leader: Kirk Cox (R) Minority Leader: David Toscano (D)

Terry Kilgore (R) Mark Dudenhefer (R) Will Morefield (R) Todd Pillion (R) Israel O'Quinn (R) Jeff Campbell (R) Nick Rush (R) Greg Habeeb (R) Charles Poindexter (R) Randy Minchew (R) Sam Rasoul (D) Joseph Yost (R) Bob Marshall (R) Danny Marshall (R) Todd Gilbert (R) Les Adams (R) Chris Head (R) Michael Webert (R) Terry Austin (R) Richard Bell (R) Ron Villanueva (R) Kathy Byron (R) Scott Garrett (R) Ben Cline (R) Steve Landes (R) Tony Wilt (R) Roxann Robinson (R) Bill Howell (R) Chris Collins (R) Nicholas Freitas (R) Scott Lingamfelter (R) Tag Greason (R) Dave LaRock (R) Kathleen Murphy (D) Mark Keam (D) Ken Plum (D) David Bulova (D) Kaye Kory (D) Vivian Watts (D) Tim Hugo (R) Eileen Filler-Corn (D) Dave Albo (R) Mark Sickles (D) Paul Krizek (D) Mark Levine (D) Charniele Herring (D) Patrick Hope (D) Rip Sullivan (D) Alfonso Lopez (D) Jackson Miller (R) Richard Anderson (R) Luke Torian (D) Marcus Simon (D) Bobby Orrock (R) Buddy Fowler (R) Peter Farrell (R) David Toscano (D) Rob Bell (R) Matt Fariss (R) James E. Edmunds (R) Tommy Wright (R) Riley Ingram (R) Lashrecse Aird (D) Rick Morris (R) Lee Ware (R) Kirk Cox (R) James LeMunyon (R) Manoli Loupassi (R) Betsy B. Carr (D) Delores McQuinn (D) Jenn McClellan (D) Jimmie Massie (R) John O'Bannon (R) Lamont Bagby (D) Roslyn Tyler (D) Chris Jones (R) Cliff Hayes (D) Jay Leftwich (R) Stephen Heretick (D) Matthew James (D) Barry Knight (R) Jason Miyares (R) Chris Stolle (R) Glenn Davis (R) Scott Taylor (R) Jennifer Boysko (D) John Bell (D) Mark Cole (R) Daun Hester (D) Joe Lindsey (D) Gordon Helsel (R) Jeion Ward (D) Michael Mullin (D) David Yancey (R) Marcia Price (D) Brenda Pogge (R) Chris Peace (R) Keith Hodges (R) Margaret Ransone (R) Robert Bloxom Jr. (R)

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